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Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Virgil Gilman Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Virgil Gilman Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Prestbury, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 715 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76368, -88.39310
Nearest town Prestbury, IL
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Virgil Gilman Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 673–715 ft

Out & Back · Bliss Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76368, -88.39310

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Virgil Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  3. 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 4.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/virgil-gilman-trail-out-back-14-km-a9b4

Trail surface

87% paved12% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F62°
Precip100%Wind15 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 59% rain1 AM: 79% rain2 AM: 83% rain3 AM: 93% rain4 AM: 100% rain5 AM: 100% rain6 AM: 90% rain7 AM: 74% rain8 AM: 74% rain9 AM: 64% rain10 AM: 43% rain11 AM: 43% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 69% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 30% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 62°58°
Tue 60°51°
Wed 62°52°
Thu 64°55°
Fri 70°54°
Sat 59°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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